The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Thrill to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s chilling tale of betrayal, redemption and the albatross, illustrated with Gustave Doré’s astonishing engravings.
The Renaissance Image of the Ideal Woman
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Twelve noted photographers respond in images to areas designated by the Nature Conservancy as Last Great Places
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Don Foster Has a Way With Words
Uncovered a Shakespeare elegy, confirmed Ted Kaczynski wrote the Unabomb Manifesto and identified Eric Rudolph as a suspect in the 1996 bombing
For an inaugural ball, a victim of war created an evening bag for the First Lady of a war hero
The Case of the Purloined Pots
In the deserts of the Southwest, pothunters are stealing a priceless heritage of ancient Native American art
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A Glimmer of Hope in The Sunset
Wayne Sentman on the extremely endangered Hawaiian monk seal
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More than 400,000 albatross pairs nest on Midway Atoll, which is now the site of an extraordinary National Wildlife Refuge
Famed for their “floating-on-air” gaits, Arabian horses run in 100-mile races and ask for more
Horn & Hardart gave big city Americans a taste of good fast food in its chrome-and-glass restaurants
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Finding the Eye of the Whirlpool
Adventure photographer Peter McBride tells what it was like to shoot whirlpools while hanging from a ship’s radio antenna.
Curl up under a blanket and enjoy these whirlpool-inspired excerpts from works by Poe, Verne, Homer and others. Hot chocolate is recommended.
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At every chance the gods throw up mighty obstacles to prevent him from getting home even as the Lady Circe gives him the advice he needs to survive
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